Endocrinol Metab.  2013 Jun;28(2):90-93. 10.3803/EnM.2013.28.2.90.

Epidemiology of Osteoporosis and Osteoporotic Fractures in South Korea

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea. cragy0215@naver.com

Abstract

Several epidemiologic studies suggested that osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures are not uncommon in South Korea. However, these previous cohort studies had limitations that may have influenced their results and the generalizability of the study conclusions, including small sample sizes, inclusion of only women, enrollment of participants from specific areas, and nonrandom selection of participants. Recently, epidemiologic studies using a nationwide claim register have been performed to overcome these limitations through collaboration between the Korean Society of Bone and Mineral Research and Health Insurance Review Assessments. Our review of the Korean Nationwide-database Osteoporosis Study could be helpful to obtain accurate incidence and prevalence estimations of osteoporosis and osteoporosis-related fractures in Korea.

Keyword

Epidemiology; Osteoporosis; Osteoporotic fractures; Korea

MeSH Terms

Cohort Studies
Cooperative Behavior
Epidemiologic Studies
Female
Humans
Incidence
Insurance, Health
Korea
Osteoporosis
Osteoporotic Fractures
Prevalence
Republic of Korea
Sample Size

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